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rhys t.A2KwizIQ community member

Goûter ou goûter à

what's the difference between the two please? I saw "tu peux y goûter?" which clearly took the preposition a but I would've said "tu peux le goûter?" Google hasn't helped me!

Asked 2 years ago

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David P.C1KwizIQ community member

position of "jamais rien" relative to "dit"Hi,

I am not clear about the position of "jamais rien" in these sentences below. Sentence #1 is listed as the correct answer - but it seems that the order of "jamais rien" in the second sentence is similar to examples shown in the lesson.

SENTENCE #1 Il ne dit jamais rien à personne.

SENTENCE #2 (my answer) Il ne jamais rien dit à personne.

Help, please! Thanks

Asked 6 years ago

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Clare P.C1KwizIQ community member

Isn’t “timide” feminine agreement?

Hello! Why is timid spelled timide in this case? Wouldn’t timide be feminine agreement and not masculine - referring to Tom?

Asked 6 years ago

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Olga A.B2KwizIQ community member

Didn't get it with "soleil"So, I didn't get it: Are they both incorrect, il fait du soleil and il fait soleil, or just one of them? I guess, both, 'cause I think what I learned was "il y a du soleil", but I just need to make sure. Thanks!

Asked 7 years ago

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Bill A.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Question on "would" from a past perspective

I am wondering how to form a statement using would (le conditionnel?) from a past perspective. As in "I spent a lot of time deciding what I would eat for lunch today". Could someone tell me if the below is correct? Apologies for the spelling/accent errors as I am typing on a computer where i don't know how to type those, but i've tried to approximate the critical ones below.

j'ai passe' beaucoup de temps `a decider quoi je mangerais pour dejeuner aujourd'hui.

maybe i should say "quoi j'allais manger pour..."?

Merci d'avance.

Asked 7 years ago

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Hà Thu Đ.A2KwizIQ community member

Les VS des in general things

There's a lesson saying that we use le/la/les with general things. However, in a writing practise, the sentence "when it's hot, I prefer to eat mixed salads" is translated as "quand il fait chaud, je prefere manger des salades composees", why do we use "des" (meaning some) here instead of "les" (meaning salads in general)?

Asked 6 years ago

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Cornelia H.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Leur histoire v leurs histoires

Why would we use « leur histoire » for « their stories »? It is confusing because some of your alternative phrases use « leurs histoires »and some use « leur histoire ». Is there a lesson on this?

Asked 5 years ago

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Andrea N.B2KwizIQ community member

côté = side/hand/quarterIs 'du côté droit' an expression meaning right half of … or, is it more precise to translate as 'on the right side' ? Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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lyn j.A2KwizIQ community member

If suivre is to follow. Why is Nous avons suivri une formation mean We took a training course.

Asked 7 years ago

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Kay C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Plural for "tu te lèves"